Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.'Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists...
Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place.'George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wh...
In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of party she is to give that evening. As she readies her house she is flooded with...
A searing and addictive literary debut about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayalIn her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, took a hapl...
A towering, intense novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureWith an introduction by Richard HughesEver since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The So...
After the early death of her philandering husband, Etsuko moves into her father-in-law's house, where she numbly submits to the old man's advances. But soon she finds herself in love with the young...
To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.'Drought and economic depression are driving thousands fr...
Winner of the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing 2021The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us...
'I can't take any more of your revolting merciful kindness!'Who would have thought that the great military hero Captain Hofmiller - that living monument to his own courage - would have ...
Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthd...
Pericles returns to Athens as its leader: the empire's beacon of light in the dark.But the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catast...
An essential short introduction to the Middle Ages - and the companion volume to Ian Mortimer's bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England.We tend to think about the Mid...
An all-access pass to one of Hollywood's most scandalous companies.'Explosive' Esquire'Epic' Financial Times'Riveting' Vanity FairSumner Redstone was the CEO of ...
Powerful practices to heal yourself and our broken culture'A bracingly honest, galvanising and necessarily provocative look at "self-care" through a political and feminist len...
Plan your time, check-in with yourself, and track your goals for your best, most mindful and productive Ramadan yet.'Ramadan isn't just about not eating for prolonged periods of time, i...
WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR: A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two soldiers in the First World WarIt's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sid...
Join Spot as he heads to a fancy-dress party in this classic lift-the-flap tale, now available as a board book!Join Spot as he heads to a fancy-dress party in this classic lift-the-flap...
A sweeping gothic fairytale romance for fans of Adalyn Grace, Brigid Kemmerer and V.E Schwab.'Where the Dark Stands Still is a triumph; a deeply romantic debut with spiralling, atmosphe...
‘One of the masters of the short story’ GuardianThese six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers show individuals cau...